(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
eagerly desirous
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
Campbell'snounUS /ˈkæmbəlz/
possessive form of “campbell” — United States mythologist (1904-1987)
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
centred
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From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
Colin
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From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
Colin's
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From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
divisible by two
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
exaggerationnounUS /ɪɡˌzædʒərˈeɪʃən/
extravagant exaggeration
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
faintlyadverbUS /ˈfeɪntli/
to a faint degree or weakly perceived
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
Franklands
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From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
imperceptibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪmpərˈseptɪbəl/
impossible or difficult to perceive by the mind or senses
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
incredulitynounUS /ˌɪnkrəˈduːlɪti/
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
inferencenounUS /ˈɪnfərəns/
the reasoning involved in drawing a conclusion or making a logical judgment on the basis of circumstantial evidence and prior conclusions rather than on the basis of direct observation
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
inquiriesnounUS /ˌɪnˈkwaɪəriz/
plural of “inquiry” — a search for knowledge
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
Matty
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From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
past form of “name” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
not any; not one
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
an announcement containing information about an event
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
and nothing more
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
pillownounUS /ˈpɪloʊ/
a cushion to support the head of a sleeping person
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
referverbUS /rəˈfɜːr/
make reference to
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
referredverbUS /rəˈfɜːrd/
inflected form of “refer” — make reference to
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
relentedverbUS /rɪˈlentɪd/
past form of “relent” — give in, as to influence or pressure
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
only a very short time before
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
past form of “smile” — change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
smoothedadjectiveUS /smuːðd/
made smooth by ironing
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
a male human offspring
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
speciallyadverbUS /ˈspeʃəli/
in a special manner
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading He scarcely spoke of the Franklands at all, and never named or referred to the ladies of the house.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
temptverbUS /tempt/
dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
There's
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From this reading “There’s one in the house as anxious as me,” said the Mistress, with tender exaggeration, as she smoothed his pillow and made her morning inquiries; but her son only smiled faintly, and shook his head with an almost imperceptible movement of incredulity.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
in the direction of
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
precisely as stated
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She even went so far as to refer specially to Miss Matty with no greater effect.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
at the time that
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
wilesnounUS /waɪlz/
plural of “wile” — the use of tricks to deceive someone (usually to extract money from them)
From this reading When his mother spoke, with natural female wiles to tempt him into confidence, of special inquiries made for him, Colin took no notice of the inference.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But, though Mrs. Campbell’s heart relented towards Matty, and was filled with vague hopes which centred in her, it was very hard to find out what Colin’s thoughts were on the same subject.
